For the class of 2016 Brown admitted 9.6 percent of its applicants whereas
for 2015 it was 8.7 percent. There were 28,742 applications with only 2,760
students admitted. Out of all applicants admitted, 47 percent of them were
valedeictorians or salutatorians.

For the class of 2016 Columbia admitted 7.4 percent of its applicants whereas
for 2015 it was 6.9 percent. There were 31,818 applications with only 2,363
students admitted. Only a class of 1,391 students are expected.

Class of 2014

Of schools that provided Columbia with a class rank, approximately 97%
of accepted students were in the top 10% of their graduating class

The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 2100 and 2330 on the
Math, Critical Reading and Writing sections of the SAT

The middle 50% of admitted students scored between a 31 and 34 on the ACT

For the class of 2016 Cornell admitted a record low 16.2 percent of its applicants
whereas for 2015 it was 18.0 percent. There were 37,812 applications with
only 4,943 students admitted through regular admittance. Early admitted students
numbered 1,180 with 3,120 students waitlisted. Median SAT scores of the admitted
students were 710 Critical Reading and 740 Math.

Class of 2015

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile

Mean/Average

SAT I Critical Reading

630

680

730

678

SAT I Math

670

730

770

715

SAT I Total

1,320

1,410

1,480

1,393

ACT Composite

29

31

33

31

Class profile for the class of 2015

65.6% attended public high school

15.3% are children of Cornell alumni

6.4% are recruited athletes

89% of enrolled students who submitted their high school rank were in
their top tenth of graduating class, 98% were in the top quarter of graduating
class

For the class of 2016 Dartmouth admitted a record low 9.4 percent of its
applicants whereas for 2015 it was 9.7 percent. There were 23,110 applications
with only 2,180 students admitted. From the pool of students who were admitted,
9.3 percent were international students, 48 percent were valedictorians, and
12.7 percent were salutatorians.

For the class of 2016 Harvard admitted a record low 5.9 percent of its applicants.
Regular admission students numbered 1,260 while only 772 were admitted early.
The percentage rate of regular decision admittance was 3.8. From the pool
of students who were admitted, 10.2 percent were African American, 11.2 percent
were Latino, and 10 percent were international students.

Class of 2015

More than 14,000 applicants scored 700 or more on the SAT critical reading
test; 17,000 scored 700 or above on the SAT math test; 15,000 scored 700
or higher on the SAT writing test

For the class of 2016 Princeton admitted 7.86 percent of its applicants whereas
for 2015 it was 8.39 percent. There were 26,664 applications with only 2,095
students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was 1,472. The
early admittance rate was 21.09 percent and regular admittance rate was 5.9
percent. From the pool of students who were admitted, 12.2 percent were international
students, and 9.5 percent were legacies.

Class of 2015

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by GPA Range

GPA

% Accepted

4.00

14.1

3.90-3.99

8.9

3.80-3.89

6.8

3.70-3.79

5.8

3.60-3.69

4.3

3.50-3.59

2.7

Below 3.50

2.1

Percentage of Applicants Accepted by SAT Range

SAT Scores

% Accepted

2300-2400

21.6

2100-2290

9.4

1900-2090

4.3

1700-1890

1.4

1500-1690

0.2

Below 1500

0.0

No CEEB Scores

6.5

Of those enrolling students whose secondary schools provided Princeton
with ranks-in-class, 93% ranked in the top decile.

12.3% of the students in the class are children of Princeton alumni.

58% of students came from public school, while 28.6% came from boarding
school.

For the class of 2016 Stanford admitted a record low 6.6 percent of its applicants
whereas for 2015 it was 7.1 percent. There were 36,631 applications with only
1,672 students admitted regular and 755 student admitted early. The number
of students who were waitlisted was 789. From the pool of students who were
admitted, 8.9 percent were international students.

For the class of 2016 Penn admitted a 12.3 percent of its applicants. There
were only 3,846 students admitted and 2,017 students waitlisted. From the
pool of students who were admitted the average SAT was 2185.

For the class of 2016 Yale admitted a record low 6.8 percent of its applicants
whereas for 2015 it was 7.35 percent. There were 28,975 applications with
only 1,975 students admitted. The number of students who were waitlisted was
1,001.

Class of 2014

Test score ranges (25th to 75th percentiles) for
enrolled freshmen

Test

Range

SAT: Verbal

700-800

SAT: Math

710-790

SAT: Writing

710-800

ACT Composite

32-35

56% of matriculants came from public high schools

44% of matriculants came from independent, parochial, and other schools

13% of matriculants were Yale College and/or Graduate and Professional
School legacies